Sometimes a kiss is not just a kiss

Minutes later, Willow was going through her books on curses and cried, "Aha!"

"Aha what?" asked Buffy.

"I found a cure," said Willow. "It says here that most nudity curses are brought on by envy or jealousy and that the ideal cure for them is usually the kiss of one's true love. The idea, of course, being that the symbol of a positive emotion drives out the effects of a negative emotion."

"Yes, Willow, I get it," said Buffy. "So I should just go find Angel and have him kiss me?"

"That might be a good place to start," said Willow.

"But wait!" cried Buffy. "What about Angelus?"

"Well, you don't have to kiss Angelus, Buffy," said Willow. "Just Angel."

"No, I mean how do I kiss Angel without taking the chance that I might unleash Angelus?" asked Buffy.

"Um, very carefully?" asked Willow.

"No," said Buffy. "It's not worth it. I hate being naked but given a choice between that and unleashing Angelus again --"

"Well, in all fairness, Buffy, it does not have to be Angel that you kiss," said Willow.

"But Angel is my one true love," said Buffy.

"No, Buffy," said Willow. "Believe it or not, a person can have more than one true love. Angel might be the most important of those true loves as far as you're concerned but he's not the only person in your life who can qualify as a true love."

"Well, who else can it be?" asked Buffy. "My mother? I know she cares for me but then she did put me in that mental hospital and then --"

"What mental hospital?" asked Willow.

"Er -- never mind," said Buffy. "Anyway, no one in fairy tales ever gets made better by being kissed by their mother."

"Especially that Oedipus guy," said Willow.

"What?" asked Buffy.

"Never mind," said Willow. "Okay, let's think of someone else. How about Scott Hope?"

"He broke up with me," said Buffy.

"Owen Thurman?" asked Willow.

"I broke up with him," said Buffy.

"Jonathan?" asked Willow.

"Seriously?" asked Buffy.

"Oh, right," said Willow. "Oh, I know. Xander. I mean he saved your life and all."

"Really, Will?" asked Buffy. "You had to go there. I mean, I like Xander and I know he's your friend but I don't like him in that way. At best he's like a brother to me. You know what I'm saying?"

"Yes, Buffy," said Willow. "I know. Well, that's all the guys I can think o -- Oh, I know. Giles."

"Eeeew!" cried Buffy. "I mean he's nice for a Watcher and I like him better than my own dad at times but seriously?"

"Okay then," said Willow. "How about your dad?"

"Again, eeeew!" cried Buffy. "How about somebody close to my own age?"

"Well, there's Oz," said Willow. "No, wait. He's more into me. And you're not really his type, anyway."

"Well, good," said Buffy. "Because after all he is your boyfriend, Willow, and I wouldn't feel right getting kissed by my best friend's -- Hey! Wait a minute! What do you mean I'm not Oz's type?"